| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 209 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 84 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Lower Steering column universal joint insecure (2.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |